MasterCard Incorporated Class A (MA) is a global payment solutions company that provides a variety of services in support of the credit, debit and related payment programs of financial institutions. MA also gets A’s in Equity and Operating Margin Growth. Shares of the stock have risen 54.1% since January 1. This is better than the S&P 500, which has seen a 12.1% increase over the same period. The stock has a dividend yield of 2.4%. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of MA stock.

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